PAF holds symposium on CPEC

Islamabad: A one-day symposium with a theme ‘CPEC Vis-à-vis Opportunities for Aviation Industry and Way Forward,’ was held under the auspices of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Royal Aeronautical Society, Islamabad Branch at Nur Khan Auditorium Air Headquarters, says a press release.

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was the chief guest on the occasion. Senators, serving and retired bureaucrats, members of chambers of commerce and select academia notables from various institutions including serving officers from three services also attended the symposium.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, chairman Parliamentary Committee on CPEC and Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Interior and were the keynote speakers at the event. While delivering the closing address, the Air Chief said “CPEC is a project of great magnitude which will play a pivotal role in transforming the economic landscape of Pakistan, as indeed the region and beyond. It is rightly called the game changer as it connects the neighbourhood of East and West Asia, making Pakistan both a conduit and destination for cross regional investment and trade. The Air Chief further said that PAF is fully committed to provide impregnable security to this project of great strategic significance in synergy with Sister Services and other enforcement agencies.

Six distinguished speakers from government, non-governmental organisations and academia shared their views upon CPEC vis-à-vis aviation related aspects. The speakers included Hassan Daud, project director CPEC Ministry of Planning, Dr Nasir Afghan, director MBA Programme, IBA Karachi, Air Vice Marshal Razi Nawab (r), deputy managing director of Shaheen Foundation, Air Commodore Abdul Moeed Khan, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans), Syed Muzaffar Alam, additional director Air Transport CAA and Amer Zafar Durrani, CEO Enhar.